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Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
19 km · about 20 min drive
Gelderland, Netherlands · Europe
Vuren works well as a base: 5 minutes from Kedichem, 19km from Biesbosch National Park.
Vuren is a town located in Gelderland, Netherlands. With a population of 1,880, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Vuren sits in Netherlands, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Vuren to your route.
Vuren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and is located about 5 km east of Gorinchem.
Vuren was a separate municipality until 1986, when it merged with Asperen, Herwijnen, and Heukelum including Spijk. The new municipality was originally called "Vuren",Read more
but the name changed to "Lingewaal" in 1987. Before 1816, the municipality of Vuren was named "Dalem".
In 2001, the village of Vuren had 1575 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.47 km², and contained 608 residences.
The statistical area "Vuren", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2090.
The fort at Vuren formed as part of the defensive Hollandic Water Line.
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Vuren is located in Gelderland, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 51.8250 latitude, 5.0458 longitude.
Vuren has a population of approximately 1,880 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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landmark
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
19 km · about 20 min drive
national park
Freshwater tidal wetland of creeks and willow forest between Dordrecht and Werkendam, with visitor centres and car parks.
19 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
23 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
24 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
UNESCO World Heritage site featuring 19 iconic 18th-century windmills in a quintessential Dutch polder landscape.
29 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
30 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Gerrit Rietveld's radical 1924 Utrecht house, the purest built statement of De Stijl with its sliding walls and Mondrian palette: UNESCO-listed and visitable on pre-booked tours.
30 km · about 35 min drive
castle
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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